Revolutionary Relics: The Bastille Re-cast Anew
On 14 July 1789, in what would become a defining moment of the French Revolution, Parisians stormed the Bastille prison – a symbol of the […]
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The Tragic Tale of the Death of Nicolas Chamfort
While researching Famous Last Words I came across so many fascinating (and sometimes tragic) stories of people’s last moments the full detail I was not […]
The curious fate of King James II
While researching Famous Last Words I came across a fascinating first-hand account on the strange fate of the body of exiled King James II and […]